阿拉尼·伊隆圭 Alani Ilongwe

Once primarily a performer on television and stages around the world, Alani's creative passions led to a new artistic mission aimed at writing and developing immersive, VR, and streamed theatrical productions that bridge the gap between technology, theater, and audiences around the world. Alani produced and directed the streamed theatrical production Meat Puppet: The Filmed Experience before being invited to the National Association of Musical Theater's inaugural Festival Observership for Early Career Directors under the mentorship of Warren Adams. He wrote the book for the new musical At the River I Stand (Johnny Mercer Writers Colony at Goodspeed, TheatreWorks Hartford's WORKshop Series, Inaugural Theatre Accelerator New Reality Edition Sing Tank Winner ). Additionally, Alani wrote and directed The Calling: A Musical VR Experience (Slamdance Film Festival), an interactive precursor to At the River I Stand, featured at the 32nd Annual NAMT and 2023 PXR conferences as an example of how emerging XR technology can be used to develop theatrical properties.